Eave shingle support



April 29, 1930; A AUDET l1,756,476

EAVE SHINGLE SUPPORT Filed March 22, 1929 Patented Apr. 29, 1939 errno STATS rarer' oFFice ALFRED AUDET, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS EAVE SHENGLE SUPPORT Application filed March 22, 1929. Serial No. 349,140.

In the use of composition shingles, and the lower ends of a double courseof compo-YV more particularly asphalt composition shin# sition shingle 16 may abut. The said support gles, it has been customary in laying the first 13 consists of a strip of metal and will, of course of the shingles, which project over the Course, extend the entire length of the roof 5 eaves'v of roofs, to use wooden shingles beeave, and may be in sections or entire. 55

neath the first course of the composition VThe lower edge of said flange projects beshingles, for the purpose-of rigidly supportlow the body of the support or strip 13 and ing the lower projecting ends of the .comis preferably stiffened by punched-out lugs position shingles which are more or less flex- 17, corresponding in shape to drainage openlo ible, particularly when subjected to the heat ings 18 formed in punching out said lugs, and 60 of the sun. The use of the Vwooden shingles, the said ipport is preferably stiffened by for the purpose indicated, is more or less obribs 19 formed by stamping. j ectionable for the reason that they are liable From the foregoing it will be understood to rot out after a time. that the improved eave shingle support will 15 The present invention has for its object properly sustain the lower projecting ends 65 to provide a metallic support for the lower of the first course of composition shingles, projecting ends of the composition shingles vand the objection heretofore arising from the at the eaves of buildings, such metallic supuse of wooden shingles for supporting the ports taking the place of the wooden shingles lower ends of composition shingles will he heretofore in use. To this end the metallic avoided. 70 support, which is provided with a flange at Having thus described Vmy invention. I its lower edge, is nailed to the roof boards claim and desire to secure by Letters Patiny such a manner that it may project a suitent able distance over the eave of the roof, the A metallic cave support for composition composition shingles overlying the metallic shingles consisting of a strip of sheet metal 75 support and abutting at their lower ends to be attached to the roof boards and proagainst said iiange. The objection heretofore jecting downward below the ends of said arising in connection with the use of wooden boards and having drainage openings, said shingles for the purpose indicated is thus support being provided at its lower edge with :e avoided, an integral flange against which the first 80 ln the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shows courses of the composition shingles .may abut, in plan view a part of the cave portion of said'flange consisting of a doubled part` one a roof with the present invention applied edge of said flange projecting below the body thereto, and Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2, of the strip. and struck-out lugs formed in :ff Fig. 1. 3 is a detail plan View' of a making said drainage openings, said lugs 85 portion of the upper side of one form of the bearing against the projecting edge to stiifen improved cave shingle support, Fig. d shows the same. :i portion of the lower side of the saine. and In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5 5, Fig'. ALFRED AUDET. M 3. Fig. 6 is a detail view in'section on line 9'0 6 6, Fig. 5. y 1

Referring to the drawing, 12 denotes a4 roof board, and 13 the improved shingle support attached to said roof board by nails 14 4;? with its lower edge projecting downward be- Y j 95 low the roof board to forni a suitable eave. i This shingle support is of flexible and preferably of ductile metal, as copper,and is provided with a double bend at its lower edge 5e forming a flange 15 against which flange c 160.2

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